In terms of the biggest impact, it belongs to another party involved, Ivanso.
Ivanso is not very large in terms of population or area, but its trade position on the Dragon Coast is very important.
It is located in the middle of the Trader's Road that starts from Iliaba in the west and ends at the West Gate in the east. It is also connected to the wasteland path to Bosku in the northwest. In the future, it will also be connected to the Conqueror's Road opened by the conqueror's army.
Although it is not a port city, it has the best warehousing warehouses in the Longhu region. Between it and the two big Longhu port towns of Yilip and Pros, there are thousands of large warehouses scattered on the wide land.
Most of these warehouses do not stand on the ground, but go deep into the ground through the low hills here. A large part of these warehouses originated from a dwarf city. They have good waterproof and moisture-proof properties and are relatively safe. Guaranteed.
These warehouses include legal warehouses belonging to one city or two towns, as well as secret warehouses secretly discovered and developed by illegal organizations.
These two advantages have established its irreplaceable trade transit advantage in the Dragon Coast region.
Normally, with this advantage, even if it cannot surpass Ximen and become the largest city on the Dragon Coast, it should keep pace with it and become the second largest city after it, rather than just one. small town.
The reason is that this place has been under the rule of the Necromancer in the past ten years. Many businessmen are full of distrust of the Necromancer and would rather walk a little longer than rest here, resulting in a large amount of trade. Loss of opportunity.
During the day, Ivanso is still somewhat popular.
When night falls, there are no lights or pedestrians in the streets and alleys. All the doors and windows are closed tightly, and they are all covered with thickened wooden boards. Not even a wild cat or dog can be seen, let alone heard. At the end of the day, cats are barking and dogs are barking, and it’s like a dead city with no one inhabiting it.
This point has reached an extreme in the city hall in the center.
The buildings here are all made of the most normal stone materials, and do not use those scary bones or the like. However, there is a cold atmosphere from the inside to the outside, and there is a hazy feeling, as if part of it is no longer there. The material plane was dragged to another world.
Negative energy itself is indeed harmless to the human body, and is even a part of the human body. It is ubiquitous. Negative energy contains more or less negative energy in negative emotions, and the shadow is also connected to part of the negative energy.
But once anything is excessive and out of balance, problems are likely to arise. The situation with negative energy is particularly serious, because in this world, there is also a plane called the Shadow Plane that is filled with a lot of negative energy.
The Shadow Plane is not a negative energy plane. The multiverse has a negative energy plane that is specifically composed of negative energy. To be more precise, the Shadow Plane is a negative energy, and its counterpart is the Fey Wilds, which is a positive energy. sexual.
Positive energy accumulated in large amounts over a long period of time will not necessarily attract the Fairy Wilderness - what attracts the Fairy Wilderness is the power of nature and the power of life, which is a variant of positive energy.
And the negative energy accumulated in large amounts over a long period of time will definitely attract the shadow plane, just like the original Vizeme Manor, slowly eroding this place, turning everything here into shadow, and slowly pulling it into the shadow plane. .
This is the reason why empires of the undead rarely appear in the material plane. Even if they do, the final result is not to exist permanently in the material plane, but after developing to a certain extent, the core class will be dragged into the shadow plane. And ended.
This can also be regarded as a self-protection mechanism in the material plane.
Ivanso has begun to show signs of this, especially in the city hall, half of which have simply entered the shadow plane.
At the beginning, Vizeme Manor also faced a similar situation, which even caused erosion to the Vizeme Vineyard.
At that time, Gavin even thought about building an evil god temple in the manor to suppress the negative energy. It was not until he captured the immortality from the immortal Nemesis that he found a solution.
Ivansuo obviously does not have this kind of means to restrain negative energy, and can only let it overflow at will.
A sharp, angry male voice roared, seeming to break through the top of the city hall, "Grace, you betrayed my trust in you. If you hadn't always told me that everything was under your control, that man would eventually Will he accept your conditions and lead his army to leave here? Then tell me, what are the real phantoms spreading in these cities? Don't tell me, this is not an action they made. Those Avengers have not yet This kind of ability.”
The one who roared was naturally the supreme ruler of Ivanso, Arms. He was a standard necromancer. He was tall and thin, with no flesh on his body. He was like a skeleton wearing human skin. Wrapped in a light black mist, this is the result of long-term contact with negative energy and being eroded by it.
Grace said calmly: "I'm afraid there is no way to put the blame entirely on me, right? Negotiating this kind of thing is inherently risky. I have tried my best to succeed. The most important thing now is, and It’s not a matter of holding me accountable, but whether there are any spies and traitors like Chuck among us. If next time, this traitor no longer simply betrays our intelligence, but opens the city defense fog barrier, we will not be alone. It’s not a matter of being helpless, it’s a matter of losing your head.”
"You don't need to tell me about this, I've already done it." Arms threw two heads with his backhand, and the skull's face was full of murderous intent, "I have always regarded those so-called Avengers as a minor nuisance. , I didn’t expect that they would go to this extent for revenge. They would not hesitate to block everything and lurk around us. They could even kill their own kind. Hey, these hypocritical guys are even more detestable than us... …You have the most contact with and know the most about the conqueror’s army. If we both go to war, what are our chances of winning?”
He himself also knew that he was just venting his anger on Grace. The other party finally decided to go to war because their own interests were the key.
The so-called justice and evil are nothing more than high-sounding reasons.
Otherwise, as soon as the conqueror's army arrived here, Ivanso would have been surrounded, and there would be no need to contact both sides at the same time and swing back and forth.
From the beginning to the end, they did not place their hopes on bribery, but made preparations on both sides. Another task that Grace took on was to detect the reality of the conqueror's army and prepare for future wars.
"Very strong, very strong." Grace replied without thinking, "If it were a field battle, we would have no chance of winning. No matter whether they were extraordinary warriors or ordinary soldiers, they would crush us far away.
But if we can't get out of the city, they will have to think carefully about it. Leaking the news of the deadly poison has both advantages and disadvantages.
Without surprise, there was no way to cause a large number of casualties among their civilians.
But they don't dare to easily use the civilian army to attack the city, because if they are not careful, there will be an increasing number of poisonous zombies and fewer and fewer enemies.
Their ruling class is very confident in their extraordinary battle group. They used elite beheading tactics in their previous battles with the Troll Legion.
They will most likely repeat their old tricks, using the method of overwhelming the army to hold back our ordinary soldiers, and then find a way to send their extraordinary battle group into the city to carry out beheading operations. Everyone knows that as long as the undead army's members are killed, Kill the Necromancer, they are just a bunch of brainless puppets, it is very easy to kill them.
We have a city defense mystery lock that can prohibit flying, invisibility and teleportation. Now we need to be vigilant about digging the ground, especially the underground area of Ivanso that once belonged to the dwarf city and was connected to the warehouse area outside the city. I am afraid that they will find a breakthrough from this direction. . "
Grace is obviously not as simple as she claims to be Arms' apprentice. She is not only a diplomat of Ivanso, but also has outstanding military talents.
"This is indeed very troublesome. There are still many secret tunnels that we have not discovered yet. It's a pity that the prohibition ability of the city defense mystery lock cannot be changed at will. Otherwise, the prohibition of invisibility will be replaced by the prohibition of digging." Arms agreed. , "Just in case, I will change the password of the city defense secret lock and prohibit the entry and exit of the original token. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or exit Ivanso.
You personally lead people to search the dungeon again to see if there are any secret passages that we have not discovered, and set up as many traps as possible to prevent them from secretly sneaking in from this direction.
Convert all reserve corpses into poisonous zombies.
Gather all the bone claws to form an extraordinary battle group, waiting for deployment at any time.
Arrange all the transformation arrays and wait for activation at any time. "
When she heard the last order, Grace finally couldn't keep her calm expression, "There's no need to activate the transformation circle, right? The citizens of this city are innocent. If we can't defend it with the troops on hand, even if we continue Ten thousand more poisonous zombies will not change the final outcome."
This transformation circle covers the entire Ivanso, and can instantly detonate the plague toxin in the bodies of Ivanso citizens, turning them into poisonous zombies.
This was Arms' final defense prepared at Ivanso.
Arms's face was full of endless cruelty as he said: "The transformation circle is never used to win, but to lose both sides. Even if they capture Ivanso, they will occupy a place full of undead. Dead City, it’s not us who kill the citizens of Ivanso, but them.”
"There is no point in doing this." Grace tried to dissuade, "If Ivanso really can't hold it, we can just escape far away with the deadly poison. As long as we have the deadly poison in our hands, we don't want to be in such a city." It’s difficult to occupy, so there’s no need to fight with them here.”
"When did you become so hypocritical?" Arms stared at Grace coldly, "Are you also corrupted by the hypocritical thoughts of those Avengers? Are you ready to betray me?"
"How is it possible? I helped collect all the experimental materials that the teacher needs. Once I know this, those Avengers hate me and they hate the teacher equally. How can I collude with them?" Grace knew Ams is now very suspicious. If he is not careful, he may be in trouble. "I just remind the teacher not to be carried away by anger and do things that are not good for him. Since the teacher knows that he Whatever you are doing, then I feel relieved. Whatever you do, it can be used to verify the true power of the deadly poison, and at the same time, it also warns our enemies that they must think carefully the next time they provoke us."
After listening to Grace's explanation, Arms nodded slightly and showed a terrifying smile: "You are worthy of being my proudest student, Arms. You have mastered 80% of my true biography. Since our reputation on the Dragon Coast has already There is no way to reverse it, so turn it into fear and rule this land with fear.
Next, I will use teleportation spells to teleport several groups of dead poison soldiers to nearby cities to let them feel the power of dead poison. Then you go tell those idiots that if they dare to sit back and watch the fall of Ivanso, they will wait. Let your city become a paradise for the dead! Hahaha……"
"Teacher..." Looking at Arms, who was laughing triumphantly, Grace swallowed her admonishment as she knew her teacher's character too well.
He is an out-and-out paranoid, a genius, and a lunatic. It is difficult to change the things he believes in.
This kind of temperament gave him an indomitable and enterprising spirit in the field of research. No matter what the price, he would always go to the dark side. This allowed him to develop a unique plague virus called Death Poison, which became a terrifying weapon on the battlefield. , maybe it can change the pattern of war in Faerûn.
But this kind of temperament makes him very poor at dealing with other things. If Grace hadn't been making suggestions and wiping his butt constantly, he would have been punished for his wanton behavior.
However, she could resolve minor matters without Ames' intervention, but the army of conquerors was completely beyond her capabilities.
Then what she was most worried about happened, and Ames started to make crazy moves.
The city-wide transformation of the magic circle can also be explained by the fact that both sides suffer losses.
This fear tactic is purely redundant.
The only result of doing this is to attract public anger and become the target of everyone's crusade.
After so many years, Arms still hasn't understood the simplest truth. The reason why they have been able to occupy Ivanso for so many years is not because of how powerful they are, but because they use the citizens of Ivanso as a shield to shield themselves. His true intentions are deeply hidden, pretending not to be evil.
When they fully expose their evil side, it will be their day of destruction. Even if they can withstand the army of conquerors, they will not be able to withstand the entire angry Dragon Coast people.
For them, the most dangerous thing is those legendary strong men. Once they attract their wrath, there is a possibility that they will be dug out and killed completely even if they escape to the ends of the earth.
Do you really want to follow him to the end? Should I find a way out for myself?
She, Grace, was not the kind of person who liked to be buried with others.
The more active his mind was, the more respectful the expression on his face became, not daring to reveal the slightest bit of abnormality. Arms was not only a paranoid, but also a very suspicious person. Especially after the traitor appeared, I was afraid that this would change. What's more important is that he no longer trusts anyone except himself, including himself. He should be more cautious and cautious in whatever he does next.
In terms of grasping people's hearts, Grace is clearly above her teacher Arms.
His subsequent actions of teleporting poisonous soldiers to attack other Dragon Coast cities and put pressure on them certainly caused the entire city to fall into a huge panic and made many people who were afraid of trouble have the idea of supporting them.
But he also told the truth, letting everyone know that the phantom played by the real phantom was not a fake, but that Ivanso was really developing a highly contagious plague virus.
If they are not uprooted this time, the shadow of death will envelope the entire Dragon Coast region.
Many people who were originally worried that this would turn into chasing wolves and devouring tigers completely made up their minds and stood on the side of the conqueror's army.
Carissa smiled and said: "Their method of using plague toxin to intimidate is actually not wrong. They just chose the wrong best time to use it. If it were not for our army to press the border, the city after city would be beaten to intimidate those who persist." Trade unions or gangs that have objections will use extermination methods. As long as they are carried out two or three times, they will have the purpose of deterring them. They will have to succumb to their power. Before forcing everyone to unite to resist, they will at least We have been able to rule with fear for a period of time, and launching this kind of terrorist attack now will only increase our reputation."
Standing side by side with Carissa are Gavin and Veranika. The height difference between the three standing together is not obvious. Gavin barely reaches Carissa's shoulders, while Veranika can't even reach Gavin. Can't even reach the waist.
They were not in the conqueror's army camp now, but on a small hill.
Standing on this small hill, you can overlook the master Ivanso they call to the south, and under their feet is the underground warehouse, one of Ivanso's pillar industries. This area is now named after it. Call it Warehouse Hills.
Carissa's outstanding speech at the last military meeting made Gavin feel that treating her simply as a charging general was a bit overqualified. However, the vanguard army had begun to get on the right track. Darren used his strategic talents to win the battle. Having gained the respect of the entire legion, there is no need for the Goliath Legion to stay there and sit there, so we might as well draw them out again.
When the side van vanguard army was formed, the Goliath regiment was a separate organization. The integration of the two was not deep, and it was extremely easy to separate. It was nothing more than adjusting future combat habits, allocating manpower, and organizing one's own An elite battle group used to deal with various offensive and battlefield support tasks.
(End of chapter)
